Now what? I'm so confused. Please help!

[z28eater]

I received a letter 2 days ago asking for me to do medicals for the kids. I sent this response back to Immigration via their website:

I submitted an application for permanent residency back in June 2017. At that time I indicated on form IMM 0008, that my 3 minor children would NOT be accompanying me to Canada. I am unable to get medicals done for them since they reside with their mother in the United States and she has sole custody. I have no access to the children except to see them briefly at Christmas. My ex-wife WILL NOT ALLOW me to take them to live or visit Canada. Also, the children do not have passports. Please note on form IMM 5406 that I indicated my children's address is in New York state and not in Canada. Please process my application as the sole person applying for permanent residency.


Now today I get this:



This refers to the Application for Permanent Residence you made under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class.

It has been determined that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. Please note that a final decision will not be made until all remaining requirements for becoming a permanent resident have been met. These requirements include medical, security and background checks for you and, if applicable, all of your family members, both in Canada and abroad, even if they are not applying to join you in Canada at this time. You cannot become a permanent resident until you and all your family members have met these requirements.

I just told them that I CAN'T GET MEDICALS DONE! But now they say I can apply for a work permit. Holy crap am I confused. There is no way for me to get medicals done along with background checks for the kids. What do I do??

 

[Wakki]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=988&top=4

Maybe you could call IRCC to discuss your options........Telephone: 1-888-242-2100 (in Canada only).

I can understand your frustration.......its very frustrating........you may consider the option to either get the medical completed for your non-accompanying dependants.....or you could renounce your right to sponsor your non-accompanying dependents in future.......you will have to convincingly prove to IRCC that you genuinely cannot compel the non-accompanying family member to be examined and cannot get the medical completed for your non-accompanying dependants if you choose to forfeit future sponsorship.

 

[Wakki]

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...l-exam-for-non-accompanying-dependent.306158/

 

[KBH]

If you aren't going to be able to get your kids examined, you need to do a lot more than submit a web form.

All dependents are required to be examined whether they are accompanying you or not, so IRCC was correct to issue these medical requests. You will need to submit a significant amount of documentation proving you cannot have the children examined in order to avoid having your application rejected. They can, and will, have rejected applications in the past when dependents were not able to be examined and they were not sufficiently convinced of the reason why not.

I would suggest searching this forum for something along the lines of "non accompanying dependents can't get medical" and you will learn more about it. Bottom line, it is a much more serious issue than something you should just be sending a casual email to them about.